!   "  #       The Boeing 737 stuck in city road By Monica Chadha BBC News, Mumbai Residents of the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) are wondering how long it will take to

remove a disused Boeing 737 that has been abandoned in a busy road. The decommissioned

aircraft was being driven through the city at the weekend when the driver got lost and then

abandoned the plane. The Boeing used to belong to the private company Air Sahara.

Some locals are angry that no action is being taken to move the plane. Others say it is a tourist attraction. It appears that after taking a wrong turn, the driver found himself facing a flyover1that was too low for him to take the plane under. The driver has not been seen since and no-

one is assuming responsibility for the 737.

The plane has become the centre of attraction with people coming from all over the city to

take a look. "I've been fascinated with planes and never seen one so closely," engineering

student Vamsi Shastri said. "It's huge!" His friend Ankur Rane said, "It's fascinating to see an airplane on the roads when one is only used to seeing cars and auto rickshaws2."

However, for Pradeep Malhotra, who runs a catering service in the area, the plane has become

a huge problem because it is parked right in front of his shop. "My work is suffering because

the food cannot be loaded in the big vehicles," he said. "I have to load it in the smaller vans

and then carry them to the bigger ones parked at the back. "I don't know how they are going to

take it out because you can't reverse it, its too big, and you can't go further down the road."

Some residents said they had not complained simply because they assumed that the authorities

1A flyover is a structure which carries one road over the top of another road. 2A rickshaw is a simple vehicle that is used in Asia for carrying passengers. Some rickshaws are pulled by a man who walks or runs in front.

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Humanités  anglais. Spring 2007

Exercise 5.

$         "        3 points. Incorrect answer or no answer = - 0,5 EXAMPLE:A lorry-driver -has left - is left - has been left - is being left- his truck in the middle of a street in Mumbai.

1.This Boeinghad sold - had being sold - had been soldby the company Air Sahara

and was going to be taken apart.

2.The fuselagehad placed - had being place-had been placedon a trailer.

3.The truck driverwas taken - took - has takingthe wrong turn and arrived at a

flyover.

4.He realized that hecouldn’t drove-didn’t can drive - could not driveunder the

flyover, so he stopped the lorry and left.

5.the trailer with the Boeing on itSince that day has been blocked- has blocking - has been blockingthe street.

6.Some people didn’t complain because theyhad never seen-had never seeing - did

never have seen- a plane so closely before.

7.One resident has different views on the problem and would like to know when the Boeingis going to be removing - is going to being removing-is going to be

removed. Indeed he cannot park his van in front of his shop any longer.

8.Some other residents haven’t complained because they thought that the authorities

had being inform - had be to inform - had been informedand were doing their best

tohave the Boeing removed-have the Boeing removing - have been the Boeing removed.

When he woke up on Sunday morning he found that the aircraft on a giant trailer4had been

abandoned - is being abandoned - has abandonedonthe road. On Saturday night heshuts

-shut-is shutting shop and went home and everything was fine. his

On Sunday morning when he arrived, this aircraftwas - has been - had beenthere near his

restaurant! The Boeingis being decommissioned - had been decommissioned -

decommissionedand its engine and wing and tail5-is being removed-had removed-had

been removed, only the fuselagehad been left  had left  left. On Saturday night this

fuselageis being taken - has been taken - was taking - was being takenby the road to the

capital Delhi when it got stuck in a narrow street just in front of a flyover.

Reports say this fuselageto be used - supposed to be used  wassupposed towas supposed

usesupposed to useat a flight training academy.

3Someone who is puzzled is confused because they do not understand something. 4A trailer is the long rear section of a lorry or truck, in which the goods are carried. 5You can use tail to refer to the end or back of something, especially something long and thin.

2 points. One correct answer = 0,2 EXAMPLE:Anex____________ is a formal test that you take to show your knowledge or ability in a particular

If y_________________a room or a building, you put new paint or wallpaper on 1.oure it.

2.If yousw_______________an area of floor or ground, you push dirt or rubbish off it using a brush with a long handle.

outi 3.When y__________ ______put things back in their proper places so that, you

everything is neat.

4.Anae_____________is a device or a piece of wire that receives television or radio

signals and is usually attached to a radio, television, car, or building.

_______ _____________e, d 5.If someone hasdo theirin their hous windows are fitte with two layers of glass in order to keep buildings warmer or to keep out noise.

g that isdi_________________and in a generally bad condition.old 6. isA buildin 7.Aro_______________is a circular structure in the road at a place where several

roads meet. You drive round it until you come to the road that you want.

8.Acro____________________is a place where two roads meet and cross each other. 9.In Britain, aze_______ ________is a place on the road that is marked with ___ black and white stripes, where vehicles are supposed to stop so that people can walk across. 10.Aut _____________ _______________is a room in a house which is usually connected to the kitchen and which contains things such as a washing machine, sink, and cleaning equipment.

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